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in some places in florida, the ballots were 12 pages long. another big factor was the decision by some states to cut back the number of early voting days. some state legislatures rammed through voter id laws requiring people to show photo ids, fill out affidavits and other forms. plenty of people had no trouble and there's no indication that any of this tilted the outcome of the election. there's little doubt it's messy, unwieldy different in every state. >> how do you fix this? >> it would be difficult to fix it by having one system. the states have primary authority for conducting elections and some of that pass that authority down to the counties and give them leeway in implementation. and it would be extremely challenging because each state has its own traditions, its own culture. >> there is no one big fix to any of this. after the 2000 florida recount, the federal governmental located some money to try and improve things and created an agency called the election assistance commission. the problem with that body is that it doesn't work v
in some places in florida, the ballots were 12 pages long. another big factor was the decision by some states to cut back the number of early voting days. some state legislatures rammed through voter id laws requiring people to show photo ids, fill out affidavits and other forms. plenty of people had no trouble and there's no indication that any of this tilted the outcome of the election. there's little doubt it's messy, unwieldy different in every state. >> how do you fix this? >>...
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. >> it's florida. we'll be waiting for a long time. soledad? >> don't pick on florida. >>> the governor's concession speech happened around 1:00 in the morning. he was waiting crunching numbers out of ohio, but that was not in his favor. and so he conceded. here's how his concession speech went. >> this election is over but our principles endure. i believe that the principles upon which this nation was founded are the only sure guide to a resurgent economy and to a renewed greatness. like so many of you, paul and i have left everything on the field. we have given our all to this campaign. [ cheers and applause ] >> i so wish -- i so wish that i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction. but the nation chose another leader, and so ann and i join with you to earnestly pray for them and for this great nation. thank you and god bless america! you guys are the best. thank you so much. >> john avalon is joining our panel. ryan liz is a writer for "the new yorker." marti
. >> it's florida. we'll be waiting for a long time. soledad? >> don't pick on florida. >>> the governor's concession speech happened around 1:00 in the morning. he was waiting crunching numbers out of ohio, but that was not in his favor. and so he conceded. here's how his concession speech went. >> this election is over but our principles endure. i believe that the principles upon which this nation was founded are the only sure guide to a resurgent economy and to a...
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the romney campaign has conceded the race in florida. and for the first time since superstorm sandy hit new york, the lights on the statute of liberty were on. it is still closed. >>> in new jersey, chris christie says most areas of the state will have power by tonight. about 160,000 lost power because of the nor'easter that hit this week. >> life will be back for most of new jersey to normal come sunday. why do i mean, let's start with power. we backtracked slightly due to the nor'easter, after talking to them last night and this morning, my belief is that we will have almost 100% restoration by saturday night. >> you saw those dreadfully long lines on election day, how can we forget them, right? so what can states do to make sure that it doesn't happen again? or should the federal government maybe step in? it's an option and we're talking about it next. what if there was a new way to deal with money that focused less on fees and more... on what matters? maybe your bank account is taking too much time and maybe it's costing too much mon
the romney campaign has conceded the race in florida. and for the first time since superstorm sandy hit new york, the lights on the statute of liberty were on. it is still closed. >>> in new jersey, chris christie says most areas of the state will have power by tonight. about 160,000 lost power because of the nor'easter that hit this week. >> life will be back for most of new jersey to normal come sunday. why do i mean, let's start with power. we backtracked slightly due to the...
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in florida, 8.7%. finally, iowa, my home state, it has one of the lowest jobless rates in the country at 5.2%. there the problem is finding workers. my friend poppy harlow is in des moines this morning. that seems like a good problem to have, finding workers. a 5.2% unemployment rate is enviable. >> reporter: it is. but it's not just about that top line number here. we were at a local small business, they make steel products, and the guy there told me, you know, i'm having a hard time finding the people with the skills to fill my jobs. at the same time, he is enormously concerned about the deficit, about government spending, and about debt. he told me if i ran my business the way the government runs its house, i'd be out of business, and that is what we hear across iowa, city to city, whether they lean right or left, they hate the debt here, and i spoke to this one guy in des moines, bob bradshaw. i think he sums it up pretty well. listen. is it the jobs or is it the deficit? >> both. you know, if we'r
in florida, 8.7%. finally, iowa, my home state, it has one of the lowest jobless rates in the country at 5.2%. there the problem is finding workers. my friend poppy harlow is in des moines this morning. that seems like a good problem to have, finding workers. a 5.2% unemployment rate is enviable. >> reporter: it is. but it's not just about that top line number here. we were at a local small business, they make steel products, and the guy there told me, you know, i'm having a hard time...
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politics now, and we finally have a winner in florida. cnn projects that president obama will win the state. this is based on updated vote totals released yesterday. meanwhile florida governor rick scott is ordering a review of the election process in his state. people there waited in line for hours, even after polls closed in somt parts of south florida. >>> well, it is never too early to start looking ahead, so we asked cnn political editor paul steinhauser to start handicapping the 2016 presidential race. >> call it the never-ending campaign. when one election ends, the next one begins. >> i have just called president obama to congratulate him. >> i just spoke with governor romney, and i congratulated him and paul ryan on a hard-fought campaign. >> with the 2012 campaign barely in the rear view mirror, we're already talking about the next president in the white house. does the popular gop senator in florida have designs on running for the next republican nomination. a source close says that's way too premature. but it's always good to
politics now, and we finally have a winner in florida. cnn projects that president obama will win the state. this is based on updated vote totals released yesterday. meanwhile florida governor rick scott is ordering a review of the election process in his state. people there waited in line for hours, even after polls closed in somt parts of south florida. >>> well, it is never too early to start looking ahead, so we asked cnn political editor paul steinhauser to start handicapping the...
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>> i will only dare predict florida. romney wins florida. >> we'll give you florida. we'll take the other 49. >> democracy wins. >> all right. we told you about long lines for early voting, everyone. even showed you some of those lines. but wait until you see what i found at one polling station here in ohio. you are not going to believe it. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm going b-i-g. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. go national. go like a pro. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. ffor help finding a plan that's right for you, give unitedhealthcare a call today. >>> you're not going to believe this. you're not going to believe this. just two days to go until the presidential election. a poll out just this morning from nbc and the wall street journal shows president obama and mitt romney in a de
>> i will only dare predict florida. romney wins florida. >> we'll give you florida. we'll take the other 49. >> democracy wins. >> all right. we told you about long lines for early voting, everyone. even showed you some of those lines. but wait until you see what i found at one polling station here in ohio. you are not going to believe it. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only...
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what a florida judge told representative alan west today. >>> and the israeli government says gaza is becoming a frontal base for iran. we're going to find out if they're right when we talk to cnn's fareed za ckaria when he comes "outfront." [ male announcer ] this is steve. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things, like what the market is doing and being ready, no matter what happens, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense, from td ameritrade. anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. [ female announcer ] live the regular life. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the r
what a florida judge told representative alan west today. >>> and the israeli government says gaza is becoming a frontal base for iran. we're going to find out if they're right when we talk to cnn's fareed za ckaria when he comes "outfront." [ male announcer ] this is steve. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that...
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if mitt romney were to take florida, there are another 29 electoral votes for florida but that would not put mitt romney over the top. >> the president is leading in florida but they've stopped counting ballots in miami-dade county. they're going to pick it up in the morning. there was a lot of talk about a combination of states. >> he lost a couple states. you look here. he won these two. traditionally reliably red states. the president won both of those states in 2008. he did not this time. he lost ground but it didn't matter. >> and we're waiting on florida. still waiting on florida. >> by the end of our broadcast, we may have results. thank you so much. soledad? >> thanks. right to our panel and ask them what was done right and what was done very, very wrong. i guess i'm going to start with you. >> which part? >> either one. both sides. start with the dems. >> first and foremost, the right thing, the president was smart to make sure they had a smart ground game four years ago. i mean last election they implemented that ground game after the election because they knew how much mor
if mitt romney were to take florida, there are another 29 electoral votes for florida but that would not put mitt romney over the top. >> the president is leading in florida but they've stopped counting ballots in miami-dade county. they're going to pick it up in the morning. there was a lot of talk about a combination of states. >> he lost a couple states. you look here. he won these two. traditionally reliably red states. the president won both of those states in 2008. he did not...
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florida, who knows which way it's going to go. so let's pause for a moment and offer some sympathy for people living here in ohio and other battleground states like florida. they've withstood months of constant campaign ads, endless phone calls from eager volunteers and campaign mailers clogging up their mail boxzs. they are the prize, anna. you live in florida. are you hitting campaign overload here? every ad on television is a negative ad. >> let me tell you something, don. i never thought it would come to the point where if was actually missing the viagra and cialis ads, but right now, i ament i'd rather hear about erection than election. what do i want to see on tuesday? i want to see the end. i want to see light at the end of the tunnel. i have been adding a couple of phrases to my nightly prayers. it is god, let this election end on tuesday night. i don't have the patience, stamina or money for a recount fight. >> anna, you take my breath away. switching gears now, we saw a flash of bipartisan ship this week. dean, you say s
florida, who knows which way it's going to go. so let's pause for a moment and offer some sympathy for people living here in ohio and other battleground states like florida. they've withstood months of constant campaign ads, endless phone calls from eager volunteers and campaign mailers clogging up their mail boxzs. they are the prize, anna. you live in florida. are you hitting campaign overload here? every ad on television is a negative ad. >> let me tell you something, don. i never...
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. >>> we can finally call florida for president obama. you can see that he won by just a hair over 70,000 votes. >> here is the matt. president obama ended with 332 electoral votes. mitt romney got 206, but the bigger machine really here was eight. that is the number of toss-up states captured by the president. that is a clean sweep. and while the presidential race is officially over in florida, one of the state's congressional races is still undecided. the latest totals show a close race between first term republican congressman alan west and his democratic challenger patrick murphy. with murphy edging west by a mere 2,400 votes, results will officially be certified next tuesday and while murphy has claimed victory, west has yet to concede. the west-murphy race is one of the most expensive for a house seat. the federal election commission and the center for responsive politics are reporting west raised $17 million through mid-october, while murphy raised $3.7 million. >>> after scenes like this one where voters waited in long lines for h
. >>> we can finally call florida for president obama. you can see that he won by just a hair over 70,000 votes. >> here is the matt. president obama ended with 332 electoral votes. mitt romney got 206, but the bigger machine really here was eight. that is the number of toss-up states captured by the president. that is a clean sweep. and while the presidential race is officially over in florida, one of the state's congressional races is still undecided. the latest totals show a...
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but the largest county in the state of florida. there is still absentee ballots, may have all of those done by this afternoon, and there are still provisional ballots that will be thursday or friday before they're completed. but in the 829 precincts, all in now, interesting numbers, the president, 521,329 votes. mitt romney, 317,382 votes. president with big numbers there, and compared to four years ago, he did better this time than four years ago, when he got 499,000. mitt romney did not do as well as john mccain did four years ago, when john mccain had 360,000 votes as opposed to mitt romney's 317,000. so those numbers will help the president to pad his lead in florida in a state that remained too close to call. brooke? >> still counting. john zarrella, thank you. john king, back to you in washington. >> still counting. shocking. one of the nice major revelations, though, republican campaign strategies, look, they have to change in the future as the demographics of the country change and change dramatically. so how does the gop a
but the largest county in the state of florida. there is still absentee ballots, may have all of those done by this afternoon, and there are still provisional ballots that will be thursday or friday before they're completed. but in the 829 precincts, all in now, interesting numbers, the president, 521,329 votes. mitt romney, 317,382 votes. president with big numbers there, and compared to four years ago, he did better this time than four years ago, when he got 499,000. mitt romney did not do as...
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like nevada, like colorado, like florida. so i think they should be very worried when it comes to these battleground states, and even in ohio, where you have 166,000 registered latino voters going out to the polls, and an election this tight, they could absolutely be the deciding factor. i think it's going to be the october surprise of this election. >> i thought we already had one of those. >> early november. >> let me ask you, because we were asking our viewers before the break, if you could run the campaign in the last three days, what would you do if you have the reins of the campaign. if you were in charge of the romney campaign, anna, what would you do at this point? >> i think exactly what they are doing. they're having big rallies. showing a great deal of republican unity. they're showing a great deal of momentum. they've got over a hundred of the top republican surrogates out there fanning around the country, going to the swing states. so you've got to get your base out at this point. pretty mu there are very few und
like nevada, like colorado, like florida. so i think they should be very worried when it comes to these battleground states, and even in ohio, where you have 166,000 registered latino voters going out to the polls, and an election this tight, they could absolutely be the deciding factor. i think it's going to be the october surprise of this election. >> i thought we already had one of those. >> early november. >> let me ask you, because we were asking our viewers before the...
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one is for florida's 18th district where patrick murphy declared a victory over alan west. west has not conceded and is pursuing legal action. >>> a couple of weeks ago, you may recall we told you about a company recalling all their products because they had concerns about the is a rility of the company's testing process. well, today we know what the fda found during those inspections. insects within ten feet of where sterile products were manufactured, walls that were cracked and a bird flying in a building where sterile products are stored. they were inspected because it's a sister company to the new england compounding center, that's the pharmacy whose steroid injections have been linked to the fungal meningitis outbreak that's killed 32 people. >>> the international energy agency says the united states could pass saudi arabia to become the world's largest oil producer by 2020. that is pretty incredible. the agency says ten years after that, the united states could be an oil exporter. that means we export more than we're getting out of the ground. but yes, pigs are flyin
one is for florida's 18th district where patrick murphy declared a victory over alan west. west has not conceded and is pursuing legal action. >>> a couple of weeks ago, you may recall we told you about a company recalling all their products because they had concerns about the is a rility of the company's testing process. well, today we know what the fda found during those inspections. insects within ten feet of where sterile products were manufactured, walls that were cracked and a...
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and then in florida. there was a sense that this could be an earlier evening than we thought. >> we look at the demographics that have come out from all of the polling last night. pretty much across the board you guys had a very good night on women, independents. you know, younger people. african-americans, latino, asians. it was a pretty big sweeping area of people coming in to vote again for you guys. were you pleased about the level of the turnout? >> oh, absolutely. and the breadth of it. you know, the question that was being raised on the other side was whether the obama coalition had served him so well in 2008 would come out again, and so one of the things we saw very early, and even before the polls closed, when you know, just looking at the turnout, was that we getting strong turnout among the very grurps you were talking about, and it was -- that was encouraging. >> the inevitable inquest into why republicans lost. if you were putting your strategist hat on and looking at their campaign, where do
and then in florida. there was a sense that this could be an earlier evening than we thought. >> we look at the demographics that have come out from all of the polling last night. pretty much across the board you guys had a very good night on women, independents. you know, younger people. african-americans, latino, asians. it was a pretty big sweeping area of people coming in to vote again for you guys. were you pleased about the level of the turnout? >> oh, absolutely. and the...
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finally, florida. now you'll notice florida is yellow on some of our maps. that's because we haven't yet called florida. too close to call right now. however, the president is on top and they'll be counting more ballots in miami-dade county a little bit later on. it's interesting, even though no one's called the race yet in florida that may be the state that the romney people set the tone knowing that they would lose as the night went on. because they knew if they weren't winning in florida, it was going to be nearly impossible for them to win this election. so that's the states that the president used to put together his victory. let's talk about some of the coalition of voters he used to get there. christine romans. >> the exit polling so fascinating, john, because if you really dig into what this vote looked like and what people thought. of those who voted 47% were men. of those, 52% voted for mitt romney. but look at women. women here came out strong, they came out for the president, and i think he built on the margin he started in 2008. >> he won men fo
finally, florida. now you'll notice florida is yellow on some of our maps. that's because we haven't yet called florida. too close to call right now. however, the president is on top and they'll be counting more ballots in miami-dade county a little bit later on. it's interesting, even though no one's called the race yet in florida that may be the state that the romney people set the tone knowing that they would lose as the night went on. because they knew if they weren't winning in florida, it...
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i want to take a look further out here and look at florida. florida, fascinating story here. just look at the romney spins obama. the whole thing, i was in tallahassee. you couldn't get through a commercial break with any other ads except for political ads. this has been so competitive and intense here. in virginia, all you have to do -- look at that. that's been amazing as well. you can see how competitive it is in virginia. 48-47 from "the wall street journal"/maris poll. >> we'll know pretty soon whether all of those ad buys paid off. certainly that's been an area that's been bombarded. >> it's fascinating. the rains may have spent more money on ads but the democrats may have spent less money by placing their ads early. >> a reminder that cnn's live coverage of election night in america begins tonight when the polls close, that's at 6:00 p.m. eastern time right here on cnn. >>> the last thing that people living in coastal communities in new york and new jersey need is another powerful storm. a nor'easter is headed their way, even as thens of thousands struggle to recover f
i want to take a look further out here and look at florida. florida, fascinating story here. just look at the romney spins obama. the whole thing, i was in tallahassee. you couldn't get through a commercial break with any other ads except for political ads. this has been so competitive and intense here. in virginia, all you have to do -- look at that. that's been amazing as well. you can see how competitive it is in virginia. 48-47 from "the wall street journal"/maris poll. >>...
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always something in florida. >>> from florida to ohio. ohio was just one key to president obama's victory. let's take a moment to listen to his acceptance speech from early this morning. >> democracy in a nation of 300 million can be noisy and messy and complicated. we have our own opinions. each of us has deeply held beliefs. and when we go through tough times, when we make big decisions as a country, it necessarily stirs passions, stirs up controversy. that won't change after tonight. and it shouldn't. these arguments we have are a mark of our liberty. and we can never forget that as we speak, people in distant nations are risksing their lives right now just for a chance to argue. about the issues that matter. the chance to cast their ballots like we did today. despite all the frustrations of washington, i've never been more hopeful about our future. i have never been more hopeful about america. and i ask you to sustain that hope. i'm not talking about blind optimism. the kind of hope that just ignores the enormity of the tasks ahead or
always something in florida. >>> from florida to ohio. ohio was just one key to president obama's victory. let's take a moment to listen to his acceptance speech from early this morning. >> democracy in a nation of 300 million can be noisy and messy and complicated. we have our own opinions. each of us has deeply held beliefs. and when we go through tough times, when we make big decisions as a country, it necessarily stirs passions, stirs up controversy. that won't change after...
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in florida, people wait in line for turkey as they prepare for thanksgiving. and in nepal, look at this, police dogs are decorated with paint and garlands for a hindu festival. hot shots, pictures coming in from around the world. >>> president obama's inauguration is still a couple months away, but with all the talk of scandal dominating washington right now, it's starting to feel like his second term has already begun. here's cnn's john berman. >> so, wolf, it took like 76 hours for the president's re-election to get subsumed in the whole petraeus/broadwell/alan/kelley mess. it may be the perfect introduction to the realities of re-election. it really is enough to give you second thoughts about that second term. >> reporter: president obama, you were just elected to a second term. what are you going to do next? go to disney world? doubtful. embark on immigration reform? possible. avoid the fiscal cliff? maybe. but if history has taught us anything, perhaps the first thing he should do is lawyer up. we're not suggesting the president is in any kind of legal je
in florida, people wait in line for turkey as they prepare for thanksgiving. and in nepal, look at this, police dogs are decorated with paint and garlands for a hindu festival. hot shots, pictures coming in from around the world. >>> president obama's inauguration is still a couple months away, but with all the talk of scandal dominating washington right now, it's starting to feel like his second term has already begun. here's cnn's john berman. >> so, wolf, it took like 76 hours...
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. >>> and it took some days, but we have a winner in florida, president obama won in florida based on projections before today's noon deadline. >>> and we're learning today that an e-mail investigation sparked the surprise resignation of director david petraeus. sources say the affair came to light because the fbi looked into a complaint that the biographer, paula broadwell, was sending harassing e-mails to another woman. tom, it is good to see you. wish it was a better story that we were talking about. but why would the fbi investigate the cia e-mails? why is this something the agency would handle internally? >> because the fbi has jurisdiction if someone uses the internet to threaten another person. so that is where the investigation began. it was not against director petraeus. it was because threats were being received over the internet. and since they're coming into someone working at cia headquarters, and particularly in the executive area, that prompted the fbi to go ahead and investigate the threat. >> okay, so the big concern here, then, that an outsider could have access, qui
. >>> and it took some days, but we have a winner in florida, president obama won in florida based on projections before today's noon deadline. >>> and we're learning today that an e-mail investigation sparked the surprise resignation of director david petraeus. sources say the affair came to light because the fbi looked into a complaint that the biographer, paula broadwell, was sending harassing e-mails to another woman. tom, it is good to see you. wish it was a better story...
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but not florida. the ballots are still being counted. cnn has not jut projected a winner but the latest tally shows president obama with a 63,000 vote edge out of more than 8 million votes cast. counties have until noon today to submit unofficial results to the secretary of state. >>> some shocking allegations against the ceo of the southern chain waffle house. his former assistant accusing joseph rogers jr. of sexual impropriety. the unnamed woman said she was forced to, quote, perform sexual services among other allegations. rogers has not responded to the claims. >>> and finally, some changes in leadership for the l.a. lakers. after going 0-8 in the preseason and 1-4 in the regular season, you know they said let's pause here and you, sir, can go. they got rid of coach mike brown. the team's general manager said that it came down to, quote, looking at the record. the lakers assistant coach will fill in temporarily. >>> historic, ground breaking, a turning point. those are just some terms used to describe the vote in three states this w
but not florida. the ballots are still being counted. cnn has not jut projected a winner but the latest tally shows president obama with a 63,000 vote edge out of more than 8 million votes cast. counties have until noon today to submit unofficial results to the secretary of state. >>> some shocking allegations against the ceo of the southern chain waffle house. his former assistant accusing joseph rogers jr. of sexual impropriety. the unnamed woman said she was forced to, quote,...
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florida's number one on the list. government sending observers to a total of seven different counties in the sunshine state. state of pennsylvania is the runner-up with five different counties followed by ohio and texas each with four locations. and maricopa county, arizona, home of sheriff joe arpaio, also is going to have federal observers. >> yeah. and we should point out the states in yellow, those are the ones the justice department's sending monitors to. >> right. >> so what are these people going to do? are they just observing? if they find something, do they say, hey, listen, we need to get to that. what are they going to do? >> they're watching for specific things. possible violations of federal voting rights laws. and they're also supposed to protect the rights of access to the ballot on election day. many of the places these federal observers are actually going to have been previously identified as places to watch by the court or the justice department. and, don, we also got word today that the justice depa
florida's number one on the list. government sending observers to a total of seven different counties in the sunshine state. state of pennsylvania is the runner-up with five different counties followed by ohio and texas each with four locations. and maricopa county, arizona, home of sheriff joe arpaio, also is going to have federal observers. >> yeah. and we should point out the states in yellow, those are the ones the justice department's sending monitors to. >> right. >> so...
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florida very big, and also a tight vote. and we are still seeing pictures of long, long line-ups today. we have some lines where there are 400 people. we have reports of people waiting seven to eight hours in line and then turning away because they've changed the voting system there. the -- >> turning away after seven or eight hours? >> turning away at some point in that thing. i think if you are there seven hours, you might as well wait for the last hour. you remember, obviously, you covered it 537 votes decided the presidential election last time. in these three counties in southern florida where about one-third of the voters are. they had 14 days normally will in advanced voting. the republican scrolled legislature reverse thad to eight days, and as a result you are seeing big line-ups. the good news is ohio and florida probably half of the voters have already cast their ballot. >> actually, being in those flood areas and talking to those folks there, do you get a sense that they really want to vote, that they are motivat
florida very big, and also a tight vote. and we are still seeing pictures of long, long line-ups today. we have some lines where there are 400 people. we have reports of people waiting seven to eight hours in line and then turning away because they've changed the voting system there. the -- >> turning away after seven or eight hours? >> turning away at some point in that thing. i think if you are there seven hours, you might as well wait for the last hour. you remember, obviously,...
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no problems like you're seeing in florida. and believe me, the poll watchers here, they were watching your show, wolf and saying if the folks in florida would like to come down here and see how it's done, come on down. let's talk about these provisional ballots. many of the viewers are saying what the heck is a provisional ballot? let's say your address doesn't match the address here at the precinct. let's say you applied for an absentee ballot, but you don't fill it out. you would have to fill out a provisional ballot and they would be set aside until it was determined it was a good vote. in elections past, poll workers pilled out all of this information for the voters. this year, the secretary of state said the individual voters should fill out the information. you know when there's a little tiny change in how you vote anywhere, people get confused. so there's a good chance, some say, that these provisional ballots will not be counted and thrown out and those voter's vote won't count. the other thing, as you know, wolf, thes
no problems like you're seeing in florida. and believe me, the poll watchers here, they were watching your show, wolf and saying if the folks in florida would like to come down here and see how it's done, come on down. let's talk about these provisional ballots. many of the viewers are saying what the heck is a provisional ballot? let's say your address doesn't match the address here at the precinct. let's say you applied for an absentee ballot, but you don't fill it out. you would have to fill...
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let's hope there are no glitches in the florida voting system because after florida, this campaign is going to settle into another swing state, virginia. a couple of events scheduled there in virginia today before mr. romney and his whole collection is going to head on to ohio and new hampshire. so that is one heck of a day, the day before election. the key for both of these campaigns is going to be that ground game. we're down to the crunch. it's on the ground. what happens? people getting out there, volunteers, knocking on doors, dragging you to the polls if they need. to buses often take voters to the polls. in florida, the obama campaign was handing out pizza to people waiting in those long early voting lines. joining me to talk ground game, maria cardona and john avlon. john, you wrote about this. in your piece, you noted that president obama had a massive advantage in terms of the number of field offices that he had opened up, particularly in places like ohio and florida. since you're in ohio, do you see the effects of that? it's one thing to have the offices. it's another thing
let's hope there are no glitches in the florida voting system because after florida, this campaign is going to settle into another swing state, virginia. a couple of events scheduled there in virginia today before mr. romney and his whole collection is going to head on to ohio and new hampshire. so that is one heck of a day, the day before election. the key for both of these campaigns is going to be that ground game. we're down to the crunch. it's on the ground. what happens? people getting out...
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we have not yet projected florida. ashleigh banfield is there. you were dealing with long lines yesterday. today there's a hold up. what's the hold up, ashleigh? >> well, soledad, it wouldn't be florida if there wasn't a hold up. you're right. and the hold up is the counting, unfortunately. what a strange notion. what do you do in florida when you wake up in the morning and you know that your state is the only state that hasn't made a decision and the rest of the country moved on without you? you order brunch on miami beach at the news cafe and you wait and wait and wait until south florida can count all those absentee ballots dumped on them last night, u.s. post delivering them and then opening every ballot, scan ining every ballot checking, verifying and counting. it's a lot of work. they worked all through the night. i've got to be honest with you. i talked to -- that would be a ferrari driving by. when a surprise. i talked to the county officials about 4:30 in the morning, 5:00 am. they've been up all night. some had worked 48 hours straight,
we have not yet projected florida. ashleigh banfield is there. you were dealing with long lines yesterday. today there's a hold up. what's the hold up, ashleigh? >> well, soledad, it wouldn't be florida if there wasn't a hold up. you're right. and the hold up is the counting, unfortunately. what a strange notion. what do you do in florida when you wake up in the morning and you know that your state is the only state that hasn't made a decision and the rest of the country moved on without...
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and why he won't be returning to florida. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today, jason chose aleve. just two pills for all day pain relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long sinus and headache relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long the wheels of progress haven't been very active lately. but because of business people like you, things are beginning to get rolling. and regions is here to help. making it easier with the expertise and service to keep those wheels turning. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get going. together. >>> here we go. five days left until the election and the president is back today on the campaign trail. he took off monday, tuesday and wednesday to tend to hurricane sandy, and of course, i
and why he won't be returning to florida. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today, jason chose aleve. just two pills for all day pain relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long sinus and headache relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long the wheels of progress...
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and i think we're going to win florida because we put in a ground operation there. you know, we expanded the electorate there and we ran really good programs there in key battleground states. a lot changed from nationally but if you look at the coalition in those battleground states, not a lot changed from the way it looked in '08. >> guys, tanks very much. >>> the other big story we're following tonight, there's hundreds of thousands of people still suffering in the wake of superstorm sandy, this is what they do not want to hear, take a look at that. staten island, new york, blanketed in snow. another storm hitting the east coast. we will have more on that, next. [ male announcer ] this is steve. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things, like what the market is doing and being ready, no matter what happens, which isn't rocket sc
and i think we're going to win florida because we put in a ground operation there. you know, we expanded the electorate there and we ran really good programs there in key battleground states. a lot changed from nationally but if you look at the coalition in those battleground states, not a lot changed from the way it looked in '08. >> guys, tanks very much. >>> the other big story we're following tonight, there's hundreds of thousands of people still suffering in the wake of...
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monday romney goes to florida, virginia, ohio, and new hampshire. obama counters with wisconsin, ohio, and a closing rally in iowa. the biggest surprise in that final 48 hours is romney's last minute bid in pennsylvania. polls in the state favor president obama, but not by as much as they once did. the romney campaign calls it expanding the electoral map. the obama campaign calls it a fairy tale. welcome to the parallel universe phase of the campaign. joining me is chicago mayor and former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel. let me start by showing a poll out of pennsylvania showing that the president's numbers have been slipping since september, and it's now looking like a four-point race in pennsylvania, which is inside the margin of error. are you all worried about that? >> no. i think, look, the campaign is set, and i think people remember going into this election are jobs and you just had a report friday of 171,000 jobs were created, and, candy, i think when i saw that number the fact back to january, 2009 when the president first got elec
monday romney goes to florida, virginia, ohio, and new hampshire. obama counters with wisconsin, ohio, and a closing rally in iowa. the biggest surprise in that final 48 hours is romney's last minute bid in pennsylvania. polls in the state favor president obama, but not by as much as they once did. the romney campaign calls it expanding the electoral map. the obama campaign calls it a fairy tale. welcome to the parallel universe phase of the campaign. joining me is chicago mayor and former...
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. >>> we finally have a winner in florida. cnn projects president obama won the sunshine state and its 29 electoral votes, based on updated vote totals provided just before today's noon deadline. the victory increases president obama's electoral vote total to 332. mitt romney got 206 electoral votes. 270 are needed to win the white house. >>> turning to the recovery from superstorm sandy, nearly two weeks after the storm, frustration boiling over. >> can't get light for my kids, i can't get power, heat, garbage pickup. >> more than 280,000 people across the region are still without power. new jersey governor chris christie expects all the power to be restored tonight. he told reporters life will be back to normal for most of new jersey come sunday. >>> an earthquake rattled kentucky this morning. earthquakes are not uncommon for this area. people from ohio to georgia reported feeling the shaking, some more than 300 miles away. >>> fayetteville, north carolina, honored veterans the day before the national holiday. the city held
. >>> we finally have a winner in florida. cnn projects president obama won the sunshine state and its 29 electoral votes, based on updated vote totals provided just before today's noon deadline. the victory increases president obama's electoral vote total to 332. mitt romney got 206 electoral votes. 270 are needed to win the white house. >>> turning to the recovery from superstorm sandy, nearly two weeks after the storm, frustration boiling over. >> can't get light for...
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florida, you cannot in florida watch television without being inundated with ads. more than 1 million times these ads have run. tallahassee, no commercial break free of lots of ads. and now let's go up here to ohio. this has been a really important battleground. you keep hearing no one's photog get to the white house without getting to ohio, all roads to 1600 pennsylvania avenue lead to ohio. what romney's ad saturation looks like in the state. obama's. people in ohio have been hearing nothing but election for the past year. brooke? >> overit, over it, over it. christine romans, thank you very inch. thousands of people suffering from the impact of superstorm sandy. look at these pictures. very much so in harm's way again. next, deborah feyerick shows us how the weather worry could impact voter turnout. [ woman ] are you there yet? yeah, i'm walking in right now. chilean granite... chilean granite... so, how's it in person? i should send you a picture. floor to ceiling boohelves... floor to ceiling bookshelves... original windows... original windows... and this... i
florida, you cannot in florida watch television without being inundated with ads. more than 1 million times these ads have run. tallahassee, no commercial break free of lots of ads. and now let's go up here to ohio. this has been a really important battleground. you keep hearing no one's photog get to the white house without getting to ohio, all roads to 1600 pennsylvania avenue lead to ohio. what romney's ad saturation looks like in the state. obama's. people in ohio have been hearing nothing...
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but i've been looking at pascal county, florida. the only place that reports its actual updated voting hour by hour so you can see who has voted as of 3:00. bush lost it by one point to gore. mccain took it three points over obama. right now it looks like it's going for the republicans. i'm hearing this type of thing out of people in florida. you can go to there and track how they're voting hour by hour. >> why isn't that everywhere? >> they have this electronic data available to everybody. >> i do campaigns around the world. brazil, a developing country but we like to think america has more sophisticated systems. their voting system is so much better than ours, it would embarrass you. it's verifiable and easy. it's a predominantly democratic neighborhood and there's a election official -- >> some of the problem is peopl trying to game the system. that's why we're seeing -- that's why it evolves and why every election cycle has a different problem. >> another good argument for smaller government. >> it's an argument for federalizin
but i've been looking at pascal county, florida. the only place that reports its actual updated voting hour by hour so you can see who has voted as of 3:00. bush lost it by one point to gore. mccain took it three points over obama. right now it looks like it's going for the republicans. i'm hearing this type of thing out of people in florida. you can go to there and track how they're voting hour by hour. >> why isn't that everywhere? >> they have this electronic data available to...
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, he had a big crowd down in florida. he's getting lots of enthusiastic support. i know in my own state of maryland we have a long lines of people who are at the polls, waiting to vote. so, there's no doubt the president's going to get out of the vote and again, persuade those last-minute voters. the fact that you have the romney campaign running these ads and the auto industry so deceptive that the folks at gm and chrysler had to call them on it, it's a sign of their desperation. >> in 2010 you lived through this. democrats lost 63 seats in the house, the most for either party since 1938 because there was a surge of older, conservative voters all across the country for the republican party. how concerned are you that the models the pollsters are using is not going to predict the actual electorate that we're going to see tomorrow on election day? >> well i think you're already seeing, ron, big additional turnouts. the turnout is bigger and the mix of voters is very different than 2010. and you have a couple other major di
, he had a big crowd down in florida. he's getting lots of enthusiastic support. i know in my own state of maryland we have a long lines of people who are at the polls, waiting to vote. so, there's no doubt the president's going to get out of the vote and again, persuade those last-minute voters. the fact that you have the romney campaign running these ads and the auto industry so deceptive that the folks at gm and chrysler had to call them on it, it's a sign of their desperation. >> in...
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is that florida again? it didn't matter in the final outcome, but here was florida a dozen years after the infamous butterfly ballot once again too close to call, once again long lines. even the president during his victory speech through a little zinger. >> i want to thank every american who participated in this election. whether you voted for the very first time or waited in line for a very long time -- by the way, we have to fix that -- >> reporter: in miami-dade county, the state's largest, people were still voting as he took the stage. some precincts didn't wrap up until 1:30 in the morning, six and a half hours after the polls closed. >> it's not that there were any problems or glitches, which is the word that's commonly used. it is not about that. it's about the volume of paper that we're processing. >> reporter: that is true. statewide there weren't any major technical hiccups. the biggest problem was the ballot, the longest in state history. >> it was a combination of a lot of things. and overly lo
is that florida again? it didn't matter in the final outcome, but here was florida a dozen years after the infamous butterfly ballot once again too close to call, once again long lines. even the president during his victory speech through a little zinger. >> i want to thank every american who participated in this election. whether you voted for the very first time or waited in line for a very long time -- by the way, we have to fix that -- >> reporter: in miami-dade county, the...
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the state of florida in yellow has not projected yet. the president delivered a speech all about unity. a victory speech he said, we are an american family and we rise and fall together as one nation. and he said americans' best is yet to come. democrats retain control of the senate, republicans retain control of the house. we'll take a look now at more of the math there. john? >>> the math adds up to a whole lot of the same, soledad. in the house of representatives the republicans will maintain the balance of power right there. they will control the house and in the senate it is the democrats who will control things there with 51 seats, 45 seats for the republicans and two purple seats there that go to independents. they in all likelihood will caucus for the democrats to give the democrats right now at least 53 seats in voting terms. let's look at races too close to call right now. late into the night or early into the morning depending how you look at it, montana, john tester and the congressman there, danny weiburg chlgs and in north
the state of florida in yellow has not projected yet. the president delivered a speech all about unity. a victory speech he said, we are an american family and we rise and fall together as one nation. and he said americans' best is yet to come. democrats retain control of the senate, republicans retain control of the house. we'll take a look now at more of the math there. john? >>> the math adds up to a whole lot of the same, soledad. in the house of representatives the republicans...
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did you want to go to florida? >> i wanted to go to florida. i wanted to go wherever they sent me, but florida is without question a battleground state. it is going to be very, very close. about 150,000 more democrats have early voted than republicans. but this is going to go all the way to the wire, i've been saying that for a year. the nation is evenly divided. i do expect that the president will win here, but especially will hold the line in ohio and iowa and wisconsin, we'll win in nevada and i look for victories in other states as well. >> thank you, we appreciate it. we'll be watching here all day tomorrow. and from -- >> i know you will. >> we will. from provisional ballots to one of the most famous swing counties in the u.s., we're talking battleground ohio. don lemon is there. he'll join me live from cincinnati with a sign that the political landscape there is changing yet again. but first, on the eve of election day, take a look at this, seems investors claimed the waiting game. the dow pretty flat at this hour. hour and a half away f
did you want to go to florida? >> i wanted to go to florida. i wanted to go wherever they sent me, but florida is without question a battleground state. it is going to be very, very close. about 150,000 more democrats have early voted than republicans. but this is going to go all the way to the wire, i've been saying that for a year. the nation is evenly divided. i do expect that the president will win here, but especially will hold the line in ohio and iowa and wisconsin, we'll win in...
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jason ranning with our affiliate bay nine news outside the kelley home in tampa, florida. thank you, jason. we appreciate the update. >>> ahead this morning we'll talk to a man whose political career was brought down by a sex scandal of his own. former new jersey governor jim mcgreevey will chat with us. [ female announcer ] today, jason is here to volunteer to help those in need. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today, jason chose aleve. just two pills for all day pain relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long sinus and headache relief. >>> welcome back, everybody. we've been following these pretty dramatic developments in the petraeus sex scandal. general john allen is now under scrutiny as well. there are sources that investigators are going through between 20,000 and 30,000 pages of potentially ina
jason ranning with our affiliate bay nine news outside the kelley home in tampa, florida. thank you, jason. we appreciate the update. >>> ahead this morning we'll talk to a man whose political career was brought down by a sex scandal of his own. former new jersey governor jim mcgreevey will chat with us. [ female announcer ] today, jason is here to volunteer to help those in need. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in...
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. >> meanwhile, six days until election day, mitt romney is in the must-win state of florida with a new bipartisan tone. >> i've got to be able to reach across the aisle and get good democrats and republicans to work together. good democrats love america, just like good republicans love america. >> michael moore is here to react to all of the events and if you have questions tweet us@piers tonight. we will begin on the long hard commute for millions of new yorkers. it's a rough time for many new yorkers. obviously a rough time for many people on the east coast. in new york it seems as almost two cities now. you have the half with power, upwards of 40th street and below 40th street a nightmare with no power. traffic, absolute chaos out there. i had to walk earlier because it was gridlock. what can you tell me about the subway, about power and when new york will be back on its feet? >> well, that's a question a lot of people are asking. it is obvious from what we witnessed today it will take a while before new york gets to what it used to be. today, what we witnessed, thousands of people
. >> meanwhile, six days until election day, mitt romney is in the must-win state of florida with a new bipartisan tone. >> i've got to be able to reach across the aisle and get good democrats and republicans to work together. good democrats love america, just like good republicans love america. >> michael moore is here to react to all of the events and if you have questions tweet us@piers tonight. we will begin on the long hard commute for millions of new yorkers. it's a...
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i'm from florida. when you're in a post devastation period, what you want to do is see the feds, state, local officials working together, getting your issues solved. and that's what they did. we've had a couple of big changes in this election. first debate, stopped obama's momentum. second game changer was sandy. it ended up being our october surprise. >> what about the confusion? you heard a few minutes ago about a new polling station and how that's a school and that's also a place where they're putting people up and also going to be polling stations. does that ultimately potentially hurt the election? >> you're dealing with states, new york, new jersey, connecticut, the ones that were the hardest hit which are not up for grabs. >> the u.s. senate. >> it could affect the senate race in connecticut. really, these are states where president obama should be able to win with a large margin. one state where the media market bleeds into is pennsylvania. so much in new jersey was hit by the hurricane. the pr
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the vote ballot itself is very long in florida. perseverance is the key in florida. then we've got problems with the ohio provisional ballots. that is going to be litigated this morning in court. whether or not the secretary of state, who impose d a second fom that voters have to fill out if they're using provisional ballots is legal. this, of course, may not affect things today. provisional ballots are not counted until ten days after the election. but if it's close in ohio and ohio is the deciding state, that could delay the results of the election. worry also getting scattered reports of voting machine issues in indiana, virginia, new jersey and new york. there is a sense moem most of these will be worked out. people who went before went to vote, had to go to work. hopefully they'll come back later and vote. we've gotten reports of very busy polling places in virginia, new york and new jersey. issues in new jersey with the electronic voting, the fax or e-mail voting. some people are not able to get the e-mail in or are not getting approved. it takes about an hour.
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we'll explain, man. >>> florida, florida, florida. election 2012 is still not over there. they've counted absentee ballots, but they're not done with provisional ballots just yet. this will factor into one of the most hotly contested congress n congressional races in the state of florida. it is too close to call between incumbent republican alan west and democrat patrick murphy. west is backed by the tea party. several of their prominent candidates, as you know, didn't make the cut. west feels it's very important for him to win. he refuses to concede. you may remember west because he made headlines on cnn when he said this. >> i believe there's about 78 to 81 members of the democratic party that are members of the communist party. >> okay. so he repeated that on cnn. west is fighting for every ballot to be counted and may fight for a recount, something florida is famous for. cnn's ashleigh banfield experienced florida's election problems firsthand. you're up to speed on everything that's happening electionwoiz in florida. go for it, ashleigh. >> i have the sunburn to prove
we'll explain, man. >>> florida, florida, florida. election 2012 is still not over there. they've counted absentee ballots, but they're not done with provisional ballots just yet. this will factor into one of the most hotly contested congress n congressional races in the state of florida. it is too close to call between incumbent republican alan west and democrat patrick murphy. west is backed by the tea party. several of their prominent candidates, as you know, didn't make the cut....
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in the romney campaign, they think they're going to win florida. the democrats say, no, we'll prove you wrong here, let's in this hypothetical give governor romney florida. colorado, won of the most hotly contested battlegrounds, talked to obama campaig people, they say we'll get it, the republicans say, oh, no, you won't. that gets you 259-244. the map is filled in except for ohio, where you are, 18 electoral votes, tossup, virginia, 13 electoral votes, and tossup, new hampshire, four electoral votes. could come down to four in new hampshire. if you look at this math, if you look at this math, the president can win either one of these and he's the next president of the united states. that's ohio and virginia. governor romney would have to win them both. erin, even as we wait for ohio, which has been right in every election since 1964, as you noted, no republican has ever won without it, we're going to have an early clue, you noted the early poll closing in the state of virginia, these 13 electoral votes, in almost every scenario governor romney ha
in the romney campaign, they think they're going to win florida. the democrats say, no, we'll prove you wrong here, let's in this hypothetical give governor romney florida. colorado, won of the most hotly contested battlegrounds, talked to obama campaig people, they say we'll get it, the republicans say, oh, no, you won't. that gets you 259-244. the map is filled in except for ohio, where you are, 18 electoral votes, tossup, virginia, 13 electoral votes, and tossup, new hampshire, four...
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no early voting in florida. and i think voting tomorrow in florida might be a lot easier than early voting because the ballots are going to be preprinted as opposed to being printed on demand, which is what happened in early voting. >> one thing about romney in pittsburgh. i was told by somebody in the romney campaign that actually romney does better with democrats in pittsburgh than anywhere else in the country. and they don't early vote. so they're trying to get them out on election day, which is a gambit. it's late. >> and it testifies to the fact that romney has actually, again, only in the last month, made himself an attractive candidate, like the idea that he could be winning blue-collar -- >> that he could run to pennsylvania and come up short -- >> both are true. but we were talking about the divided country, the kind of election we've had, which all of us would say has not risen to the highest heights. what does this say, no matter who wins because we're not going to predict who's going to win. but what
no early voting in florida. and i think voting tomorrow in florida might be a lot easier than early voting because the ballots are going to be preprinted as opposed to being printed on demand, which is what happened in early voting. >> one thing about romney in pittsburgh. i was told by somebody in the romney campaign that actually romney does better with democrats in pittsburgh than anywhere else in the country. and they don't early vote. so they're trying to get them out on election...
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she is the florida woman who triggered the fbi probe of petraeus. kelley says she got threatening e-mails from petraeus' mistress, paula broadwell. >>> meantime, the fbi paid a visit to paula broadwell's home. this was overnight. take a look. a team of agents spent nearly five hours searching broadwell's charlotte, north carolina home. no word on what they were looking for. >>> an executive shake-up at microsoft. steven sinofsky, head of the windows and windows live operations has left the company. his departure comes just after the launch of windows 8. sinofsky has been at the -- has been at microsoft since 1989 and was considered heir apparent by many to ceo steve ballmer. >>> so rescuers will continue their search at first light for two stranded snowboarders on mount rainier in washington state. they say they spotted the two men last night but darkness and bad weather forced them away. derrick tindall and thomas deal had to spend a second night on that mountain. they called 911 sunday to report they were trapped in a blizzard. let's go straight t
she is the florida woman who triggered the fbi probe of petraeus. kelley says she got threatening e-mails from petraeus' mistress, paula broadwell. >>> meantime, the fbi paid a visit to paula broadwell's home. this was overnight. take a look. a team of agents spent nearly five hours searching broadwell's charlotte, north carolina home. no word on what they were looking for. >>> an executive shake-up at microsoft. steven sinofsky, head of the windows and windows live operations...
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>> you need to worry about that, and i wanted to say that if it's not just florida, florida certainly was the worst example of these problems, but we see these problems across the country. we actually need minimum standards across the country for voter access. we need to upgrade our voting system and especially our voter registration system to solve these problems. we can't just rely on the secretary of state to say we'll take care of it. this is, you know, how many -- this is the third now presidential election where we have seen this level of problems in florida. ? i'm up to my eyeballs in platitudes. >> thank you for looking into this and joining us again today for a longer segment. nice to have you. >> this is day two of my invitation to florida governor rick scott. sir, we would really like you to join us on the program and answer for your state and answer as to why we saw what we saw and why at 11:57 eastern time on friday three days after the election we don't have results, and a whole bunch of people didn't get to vote. the ones who did, got sunburned and passed out and weren'
>> you need to worry about that, and i wanted to say that if it's not just florida, florida certainly was the worst example of these problems, but we see these problems across the country. we actually need minimum standards across the country for voter access. we need to upgrade our voting system and especially our voter registration system to solve these problems. we can't just rely on the secretary of state to say we'll take care of it. this is, you know, how many -- this is the third...
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here we go again with florida, florida, florida. it's always something, isn't it in. >> a lot of people knew it would be that way. >> how it would be that way, that part still had a question mark. thanks so much. >>> meantime, in florida, president obama is likely to make his last campaign stop there just two days before election day in florida. he'll be in hollywood, and you can see the crowd awaiting his arrival. you'll see him in just 20 minutes or so from now. and when he does, we'll take that live. customer erin swenson bought from us online today. so, i'm happy. sales go up... i'm happy. it went out today... i'm happy. what if she's not home? (together) she won't be happy. use ups! she can get a text alert, reroute... even reschedule her package. it's ups my choice. are you happy? i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. happy. happy. happy. happy. (together) happy. i love logistics. ffor help finding a plan that's right for you, give unitedhealthcare a call today. >>> it's the final stretch of campaigning leadin
here we go again with florida, florida, florida. it's always something, isn't it in. >> a lot of people knew it would be that way. >> how it would be that way, that part still had a question mark. thanks so much. >>> meantime, in florida, president obama is likely to make his last campaign stop there just two days before election day in florida. he'll be in hollywood, and you can see the crowd awaiting his arrival. you'll see him in just 20 minutes or so from now. and when...
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we're about six days away from the certification of the votes in florida. that's all i'm going to say about that. thank you, though, for watching. suzanne malveaux begins right now with "newsroom international." >> gearing up for the president and the press this hour. want to get right to it. the scandal that brought down the head of the cia, a looming financial crisis, and lingering questions about the deadly attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya. president obama expected to face questions about all of that and much more in the next hour. president pulling his first news conference since winning re-election. we'll bring you live coverage. this hour we're taking an in-depth look at the issues likely to come up when the president meets with reporters. we'll hear from white house court reporter briana keiller and fran townsend and former governor of michigan jennifer granholm, host of "the war room" on current tv. >>> the last time the president held an official news conference, rick santorum appeared to have the edge over mitt romney in re
we're about six days away from the certification of the votes in florida. that's all i'm going to say about that. thank you, though, for watching. suzanne malveaux begins right now with "newsroom international." >> gearing up for the president and the press this hour. want to get right to it. the scandal that brought down the head of the cia, a looming financial crisis, and lingering questions about the deadly attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission in benghazi, libya. president...
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at least in two locations in colorado and florida, you see election officials were reportedly alarmed to see voters showing up in clothing emblazoned with the name mitt, a violation of election laws that prohibit campaigning for a candidate within a certain number of feet from voting booths. the problem? the shirts did not say mitt. they said m.i.t. as in massachusetts institute of technology. one of the top colleges in the country, by the way. mr. romney's name in case it wasn't clear, is spelled with two ts. now, i'm seriously not making this up. but look, i give election workers a lot of credit. they're helping our democracy. it's thankless work. what's more, you really can't blame them for thinking the romney campaign might have misspelled their candidate's name. remember this, the romney campaign's iphone app that allowed you to take a photo with the words "a better america" super imposed over it except they misspelled the word america as amercia. look, i don't want to be a stickler about this but you know, i'm just really particular about spelling. frankly, i think anyone who is
at least in two locations in colorado and florida, you see election officials were reportedly alarmed to see voters showing up in clothing emblazoned with the name mitt, a violation of election laws that prohibit campaigning for a candidate within a certain number of feet from voting booths. the problem? the shirts did not say mitt. they said m.i.t. as in massachusetts institute of technology. one of the top colleges in the country, by the way. mr. romney's name in case it wasn't clear, is...